Coffee chocolate chip cookies recipe

This is a great recipe for all those coffee lovers out there. Even better if they also love classic chocolate chip cookies as this is the best of both worlds. These coffee chocolate chip cookies (or call them espresso chocolate chip cookies for a stronger result!) have the best of both worlds.

Delicious coffee taste within a delicious cookie. What more could you want?

Coffee chocolate chip cookies

It’s still the case that I rarely drink coffee at home and regularly opt for cappuccino when I go out. So while I don’t drink a lot of coffee, I still absolutely love incorporating coffee into baked goods.

My latest in cookie recipes are these chocolate chip coffee cookies. I took my favorite recipe for chocolate chip cookies and made a version with coffee. Super easy, but SO delicious and even better served with a cup of coffee. Will you make them this weekend?

BAKING TIP: This recipe is also very nice to give as a gift in a glass mason jar for a birthday or another celebration.

What is needed for baking these coffee chocolate chip cookies?

Making these espresso cookies you will need the following ingredients at room temperature:

• unsalted butter 
• light brown sugar
• vanilla extract
• egg
• all purpose flour
• instant coffee powder – or instant espresso powder depending on how strong you want the coffee flavor to be
• baking powder
• chocolate chips or chocolate chunks

In addition you will need a stand mixer or electric mixer, parchment paper, cookie scoop (optional) and for best results I always recommend using a kitchen scale.

Baking the cookies

You start by creaming the butter and the sugar together. Add the egg in and the vanilla extract and mix it well. You add the dry ingredients together and add the flour mixture to the butter mixture.

Knead this into a firm dough. Taste to check if you like more coffee flavor and keep it mind that the flavor will mellow down once the cookies are baked. For extra coffee flavor you can add a bit more of the instant coffee powder.

The final step is to add the chocolate chips and knead them through the dough. Let it chill in the fridge for at least an hour for the best cookies (Find out why that is important here).

Once the dough is chilled enough form it into cookie dough balls. I like to use a cookie scoop or ice cream scoop for doing this so I get evenly sized cookies. But a spoon will also do the trick! Place them on a cookie sheet and flatten them slightly if necessary.

Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and let them cool down on a cooling rack.

The cookies will keep in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks.